Red Dress Day is a National Day of Awareness in Canada, honoring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people (MMIWG2S+).
It is a day to remember those who have been lost and to bring attention to the ongoing and disproportionate violence experienced by Indigenous communities.
The numbers speak to the urgency of this issue: more than 6 in 10, or 63% of Indigenous women in Canada have experienced physical or sexual assault in their lifetime.
The day is inspired by the REDress Project, created in 2010 by Métis artist Jaime Black. Through the powerful visual of hanging red dresses, the project represents the absence of those who are missing or have been taken too soon.
Across the country, people mark this day by wearing red or displaying red dresses in trees, windows, and public spaces as a tribute and act of remembrance.
